Calgary Stampede releases 20-year plan to turn venue into year-round destination

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By Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press

Includes Seven District Zones

Mar 18, 2026 | 1:36 PM

The Calgary Stampede has unveiled a 20-year blueprint to turn the venue of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth into a year-round destination.

The Stampede and the Calgary Municipal Land Corporation has released the new master plan aimed to expand Stampede Park.

It includes creating seven distinct zones, including a live event area where the current home of the NHL’s Calgary Flames, the Saddledome, now sits.

The Flames new Scotia Place arena is well under construction and is slated to open for the 2027-28 hockey season.